Svitzer picks Michael Paterson 
Svitzer, a global towage provider and part of A.P. Moller-Maersk, has appointed Michael Paterson as its UK managing director effective 1 January 2023. He will head up the UK cluster following the merging of UK North and South operations earlier this year, overseeing the... more
Fernando Lopes joins CDB Aviation
CDB Aviation, a wholly owned Irish subsidiary of China Development Bank Financial Leasing Co., (“CDB Leasing”), has appointed Fernando Lopes as vice president, commercial Americas. Lopes started his new role at the end of September 2022 and is working from São Paulo, Brazil.... more
New partner to advise on transport and logistics
Miriam Kröger joined Strategy&, PwC's strategy consultancy, as a partner advising transport and logistics companies on 1 October 2022. As an expert in transport, logistics and supply chain management, trade, and e-commerce, Kröger supports international clients from the... more
Ocean Technologies Group hires Thomas Zanzinger
Ocean Technologies Group, (OTG), a global learning and operational technology innovator, has appointed Thomas Zanzinger as new CEO to drive OTG’s growth strategy. He brings over 30 years of leadership experience working at global SaaS and software vendors that provide mission... more
Philippe Van Hove joins Shippeo
Shippeo, a global provider of real-time multimodal transportation visibility, has appointed Philippe van Hove as chief revenue officer. As a senior executive and SaaS veteran, van Hove will oversee the global expansion of Shippeo in Europe, USA and the APAC region. He brings... more
Nuvocargo welcomes Nicholas Simmons
Nuvocargo, an all-in-one digital platform focused on USA-Mexico cross-border trade, has added former Shopify executive Nicholas Simmons as head of engineering to continue to develop the Nuvocargo platform and expand the company’s world-class engineering team. Simmons has... more
Astrid Janke joins management board
Astrid Janke has taken over as managing director in the design and development division of the Krone commercial vehicle group with effect from 1 April 2022. In recent months, she was able to get to know all her tasks with the help of her predecessor Uwe Sasse, who has now begun... more
SC Ports welcomes 2022-2023 Port Ambassadors
South Carolina Ports has welcomed its 2022-2023 Class of Port Ambassadors, kicking off a yearlong programme that provides a deep understanding of how SC Ports benefits South Carolina’s economy. The 2022-2023 Class of Port Ambassadors — an esteemed group of 31 professionals from... more
Uwe Kilian named key account manager
Volvo Trucks Switzerland has announced changes in its sales team for October 2022: Alfred Leuenberger, key account manager, who has played a key role in the sales team over the past few years, will retire on 31 October 2022. Volvo Trucks Switzerland praised Leuenberger’s... more
Changes at the helm of TAM Americas
TAM Group, a leading GSA/GSSA in Asia and the Americas, has announced several senior-level appointments (pictured fltr), coinciding with the opening of new offices in North and South America. Fernando Garreton has been promoted to VP Americas to lead the group’s foray into... more